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Items
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43. |
Apologies
To
receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes:
Apologies for absence were
received from Councillors J M Heron and M I Cosin.
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44. |
Appointment of Substitute Members
To note appointments of Substitute Members.
Minutes:
It
was noted that in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4,
Councillors B Gardner and P J Hawkins and had been appointed as
substitute members for Councillors J M Heron and M I Cosin
respectively.
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45. |
Declarations of Interest  PDF 37 KB
To receive any
declarations of interest from Members in respect of business to be
transacted on the agenda.
Minutes:
There were no declarations of
interest made by Members.
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46. |
Regent Cinema Update PDF 56 KB
To receive an update in respect of the
current situation for the Regent Cinema and determine if
recommendations need to be made to the Cabinet.
The
members of the Scrutiny (Policy and Performance) Committee have
agreed to extend the arrangements for public speaking to cover this
item of business.
Minutes:
The
Chairman, Councillor K Mills, began the meeting by asking the
Members, officers and others in attendance to introduce themselves
to the public.
Director of Environment and Corporate Assets
The
Director of Environment and Corporate Assets provided Members with
an update on the previous recommendations made by the Scrutiny
(Policy and Performance) Committee in respect of the former Regent
Cinema.
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Scrutiny Recommendation
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Status
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(a)
That planning officers be instructed to immediately cease providing
pre-application advice to the developers of the Regent Cinema.
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Members were
advised that officers had ceased providing pre-application advice
although they remained in contact with the developers.
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(b)
That the developer be given 3 months to submit an outline planning
application and 6 months to submit a full planning application for
the Regent Cinema building and, if these deadlines are not met, the
Council take enforcement action in respect of the building.
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No application,
either outline or full, had been
received with the 6 months.
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(c)
That officers be requested to
investigate the heritage value of the Regent Cinema building.
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No action had been
taken as Cabinet had, pending the outcome of other actions,
rejected this recommendation.
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(d)
That officers be requested to
investigate applying for Listed Building status for the Regent
Cinema building.
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No action had been
taken as Cabinet had, pending the outcome of other actions,
rejected this recommendation.
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(e)
That an immediate inspection of the Regent Cinema building be
undertaken by Officers to look at whether a Section 215 notice can
be issued and a report be provided to a future meeting of the
Scrutiny (Policy and Performance) Committee outlining the action
taken.
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Planning
Enforcement officers had visited the site on several occasions and
the site was now tidier. In addition, the owners had undertaken the
work that officers had requested to be made to the site. At this
point it was considered that there was no need to use Section 215
powers.
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(f)
That immediate enforcement action be
taken to ensure compliance with the covenant on the permitted use
of the Regent Cinema building.
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This was in
abeyance.
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(g)
That a local fire officer be requested to conduct an immediate
inspection of the Regent Cinema building.
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An inspection was
undertaken and limited recommendations were made which had
subsequently been completed.
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(h)
That the Director of Environment and Corporate Assets be requested
as a matter of urgency to investigate if the condition of the
Regent Cinema building is adversely affecting the Timeball Tower and take appropriate action.
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There were no
concerns in the short term about the Regent Cinema building
impacting on the Timeball Tower.
However, the Council continued to monitor the situation.
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(i)
That Officers be asked to investigate whether the correct level of
business rates has been paid on the Regent Cinema building for its
actual use over the last six years and the findings, including any
action taken as a result, be reported to a future meeting of the
Scrutiny (Policy and Performance) Committee.
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It was confirmed
that the business rates ...
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